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Archive for February, 2024

Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lander is alive and well on the moon

February 24th, 2024 by

Intuitive Machines became the first private company to land a spacecraft on the moon on Feb. 22. The lander appears to be alive and well, the company has confirmed.

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Sun erupts with most powerful solar flare since 2017 amid explosive week (video)

February 24th, 2024 by

The sun has blasted out its most powerful flare of the current solar cycle. The X6.3 solar flare peaked in the afternoon on Thursday (Feb. 22) and is the most powerful flare since 2017.

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‘Spaceman’ sees Adam Sandler shine as a cosmonaut in crisis in Netflix’s somber new sci-fi (review)

February 23rd, 2024 by

Space.com’s review of “Spaceman,” Netflix’s new cosmic science fiction thriller starring Adam Sandler that explores the toll of long-duration spaceflight.

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Why a VR headset on the ISS ‘really makes a difference’ for astronaut exercise

February 23rd, 2024 by

Fancy biking the streets of Denmark while off Earth? A new VR headset on the International Space Station lets an astronaut do just that, to expand on mental health studies in orbit.

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See private in-space manufacturing capsule’s historic return to Earth (photos)

February 23rd, 2024 by

Varda Space’s successful reentry and recovery of an in-space pharmaceutical manufacturing capsule on Wednesday (Feb. 21) led to some gorgeous photography.

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Our solar system map may need an update — the Kuiper belt could be way bigger

February 23rd, 2024 by

How a cosmic dust storm is helping New Horizons to redraw the map of the outer solar system.

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Space Perspective is nearly ready to fly tourists on luxury balloon rides near the edge of space (exclusive)

February 23rd, 2024 by

Ever wanted to see the cosmos, but not too keen on buckling-up for a rocket’s high-g, explosively-controlled ascent into space? Space Perspective will bring you there in a balloon.

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Intuitive Machines lands on moon in nail-biting descent of private Odysseus lander, a 1st for US since 1972

February 23rd, 2024 by

The private Odysseus lander touched down near the moon’s south pole this evening (Feb. 22), etching its name into the history books with a nail-biting descent.

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